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Does not seem like a mount issue. Possibly control arm was not adequately pre-loaded before it was bolted down, or less likely the tolerance of the rubber bushing within the control arm is too tight (production variation?).If it is an issue with the lower control arm mount -- it's a fairly trivial fix if they figure it out. You just need experience and/or special equipment to do it safely.
edit: But yeah it's pretty annoying given the car's cost.
I'm not surprised you weren't able to replicate the noise with the car jacked up. The suspension needs to be pre-loaded. If you have the car on jack stands, then you can pre-load the suspension with a jack under the main lower control arm, where the strut is attached. Hitting it will not generate the noise either. It needs to pivot about its rotational axis. Really the easiest way to document this is to have the car sitting on the ground (as you already know) and place a camera down there, while working the steering.I felt underneath the car with my hands while the wife subtly steered it (on the ground with the wheels on.) I kind of felt a bit of a vibration in the forward lower control arm mount, but it was very subtle and hard to feel.
So I put the car in the air and took the wheel off. Giving some subtle jerks to the wheel, could not reproduce the vibration in the air without the car's weight on the wheel. So I took a rubber mallet and dinged around on the suspension components, the only one that would creak when I hit it (and it only did it once) was the forward lower control arm again. So I checked the torque on the bolts and none of them were extremely loose. I do not know if they were up to spec, because I do not know what the spec is but they were at least not hand loose.
So it could be that lower control arm that we've been beating around the bush over, or it could still be the rack and pinion steering. I just do not know at this point. I'm curious if the techs will even be able to find it. It's going to take a professional with experience to nail it down.
Here are a few pictures that point to the lower control arm forward piece that I am referring to as well as the possible joint where my noise *might* be coming from.
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Again, at this point I don't feel like this is a safety issue, just an annoyance. The suspension components look beefy and well designed. I feel like this is just one of those bugs that no one could have known about until they mass produced the cars. Probably related to a manufacturer process tolerance with one of the joints.
This is exactly what my ‘22 MSP is in service for right now…. No updates yet.Took a few videos underneath, still can't make heads or tails of if it's control arm or steering linkage. I think the next step is a stethoscope.
Greeney, how has that repair worked for you? I am getting the run around at the dealership. The sound is getting worse and worse and at all speeds now.So I’ve driven the car a bit and it seems corrected… Here’s what the service center said.
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No clicking issue since then, my AC is broken now but the clicking is gone!Greeney, how has that repair worked for you? I am getting the run around at the dealership. The sound is getting worse and worse and at all speeds now.
Hey killer_model_s: I have the exact same issue as you are reporting. Have you taken it in to Tesla Service? I have an appt on 2/15 and will report back.I'm experiencing the exact same issue but more severe. Additionally, my wheels make an incredibly loud, sudden sound when the yoke is turned all the way (either way) and slowly driving forward or backwards, as if something is breaking in the car.